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The Telugu Hindu wedding ceremony ( Telugu : తెలుగు వివాహ వేడుక, Telugu Vivāha Vēḍuka) [ 1] is the traditional wedding ceremony of the Telugu people in India. In the 19th century, the ceremony could last up to sixteen days ( Padahaaru Rojula Panduga ). In modern times, it can last two or more days, depending ...
A Vivaha Mandapa (Sanskrit: विवाह मण्डप, romanized: Vivāha Maṇḍapa, lit. 'Wedding pavilion'), [1] [2] also referred to as Kalyana Mandapa (Sanskrit: कल्याण मण्डप, romanized: Kalyāṇa Maṇḍapa) [3] or simply Wedding mandapa is a mandapa (pavilion) [4] [5] temporarily erected [6] for the purpose of a Hindu or Jain wedding.
Mandapa in Odisha with a shape like a bell Ghanta. In the Hindu temple the mandapa is a porch-like structure through the ( gopuram) (ornate gateway) and leading to the temple. It is used for religious dancing and music and is part of the basic temple compound. [3] The prayer hall was generally built in front of the temple's sanctum sanctorum ...
The Sri Sita Ramachandraswamy temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Rama, a prominent avatar of the god Vishnu. It is located on the banks of the Godavari River in the town of Bhadrachalam in east Telangana, India. Often simply referred to as Bhadrachalam or Bhadragiri, Bhadradri, the temple is considered one of the Divya Kshetrams of Godavari ...
Padmavathi ( Sanskrit: पद्मावती, Telugu: పద్మావతి ), also known as Alamelu Manga and Alarmel Mangai, [ 2] is a Hindu goddess and the consort of Venkateswara, an avatar of Vishnu. She is described as an avatar of goddess Lakshmi. [ 3] Padmavathi is the presiding deity at the Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanur. [ 4]
Mangala sutras are made in a variety of designs. The common ones are the Lakshmi tali worn by the Telugus of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which contain images of Lakshmi, the goddess of auspiciousness, ela tali or minnu worn by the Malayalees of Kerala, and the Kumbha tali worn by the Tamils of the Kshatriya caste in Tamil Nadu. The design is ...
Before entering the marriage hall, the deities are taken round the village on a ratha (temple car) pulled by devotees. This event is known as Rathotsava. [83] The deities enter the marriage hall at around 10:00 pm and the marriage of Varaha Narasimha and his consorts is performed. [83]
The groom is a brass image or picture of Vishnu, Krishna, Balarama, or more frequently the shaligrama stone - the symbol of Vishnu. The image is clothed in a dhoti. Both Vishnu and Tulasi are bathed and decorated with flowers and garlands before the wedding. The couple is linked with a cotton thread (mala) in the ceremony. [5]